Arthur Okonkwo, Tosin Adarabioyo: Super Eagles witness influx of foreign-based players

Once successful a while, determination is ever a flurry of foreign-born footballers who privation to play for Nigeria.

In the caller past, we person had players similar Alex Iwobi, William Troost-Ekong, Leon Balogun, Ademola Lookman, among others take to deterioration the achromatic and green.

These players have, however, opted for the Super Eagles for antithetic reasons. Some due to the fact that it has ever been a imagination to correspond their fatherland. Others due to the fact that they were rejected by the countries of their commencement oregon residence.

“Personally, I person nary problems with that,” Adava OluwaGbenga Festus, OAP astatine Midas Radio and Football Analyst, tells DAILY POST.

“There are players calved overseas who volition ne'er consciousness comfy successful that setup until they travel backmost location to correspond their fatherland, either talented oregon not.

“There are conscionable immoderate similar that and I besides deliberation parents play a immense relation successful this situation.

“Over the years, players similar Carl Ikeme, Alex Iwobi, Ola Ai...